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Act
Inland Vessels Act, 2021
Section number
97
Section reader
The Inland Vessels Act, 2021
Chapter XVIII
Miscellaneous
97. Desertion and absence without leave.-
No person employed or engaged in any capacity on board a mechanically propelled vessel shall-
(a) neglect or refuse, without reasonable cause, to join his mechanically propelled vessel or to proceed on any voyage in his vessel;
(b) cause to be absent from his vessel or from his duty at any time without leave and without sufficient cause;
(c) desert from his mechanically propelled vessel;
(d) fail to act or behave with discipline befitting his duty and mandate.
